unless you give us something to work with (like an error message or a log output), it is unlikely to solve your issue._________________read the portage output!
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ive unmasked wpa_supplicant 2.0 & enabled WEXT in kernel. iwconfig has returned to working & wicd is working to show access points again.... (though i dont use wicd for anything other than scanning access points) (this is a NetworkManager problem & i suspect something like wpa_supplicant is the root of the problem)